Winter Steelhead Tune-Up Class

Winter Steelhead Tune-Up Class March 5th, 2016

Dial in your approach for winter steelhead on the banks of the Clackamas River with pro guide Rob Crandall.  Rob reveals the tips, tricks and tactics from over 20 years of guiding.  Things you need to be more successful with the swung fly this winter.  This four hour session is a jump in and go class getting to the nuts and bolts of swung fly success.  Water lev

el depending you will be transported to good fishing water via jet boat, optimizing the amount of water we can cover and assess.  Assistant guide Todd Rettmann will be on hand to help.  Details of the approach and personalized coaching from Rob and Todd help you increase your odds of success.

We recommend you join us on the FREE seminar before the class (Feb 20^th) at Royal Treatment Fly shop in West Linn, OR. 

Class Location:    This on-water class will be held on the Clackamas River 

Class Timing:     Morning Session is 8:00am-12pm   

                             Afternoon session 12:30-4:30 pm 

Class Fee:   $75 Per person.  Choose either Morning session or Afternoon Session.  Prepayment is required.

Payment Options:      Email us for payment details: rob@watertimeoutfitters.com or call 503-704-6449

Recommended Equipment:  #7 or 8 spey rod, Skagit fly line, sink tips (10’ T-11), waders, boots, fishing license, raingear.

Rods/reel/line combos are available on request.  Preferred flies are Crandall’s Steelhead Nitemare, Crandall’s Provider, Pick Your Pocket black/blue, Crandall’s Guides Choice.  

Water Time Outfitters, Inc. is an Oregon based guided fishing operation that focuses on Oregon's best fly fishing waters for Steelhead and Trout fishing.  See more about us at: www.watertimeoutfitters.com  #thetugisthedrug  #stlhdr #watertime

Spey Casting Class - Near Portland

Thinking about trying your hand at Spey casting? Want to learn a new cast or try a different line? Take a class! We are offering a special three hour class for the beginner looking for an introduction to Spey casting, or the intermediate caster looking to improve. This class will address the differences between Skagit, Scandi and traditional Spey casting, helping you choose the technique best suited to the way you want to fish. Learn the basics, or improve your casting prowess. 

We will have a few rods and lines to test drive. Students will need personal gear and warm clothes.

This class is limited to 4 students and will be held on Saturday, December 20th, from 9:00 to 12:00 at Barton Park on the Clackamas. Our instructor for this class is Rob Crandall of Water Time Outfitters.

Cost is $65.00 per person. 

Click the link below to book your spot in this class with Royal Treatment Fly Shop:

Spey Casting Class- Book My Spot

Better Swing Gets More Fish - See our New Video Clip

Swung fly steelhead in cold water can be difficult to catch.  Managing your swing can help the angler find more consistent results.  Managing your swing requires the angler to think about what the fly is doing and adjust the line to achieve the desired movement of the fly.  Watch this short video clip to see how Rob Crandall of Water Time Outfitters approaches the cold water time of year with the swung fly.  See more at www.watertimeoutfitters.com

Portland Area Spey Casting Classes

Water Time Outfitters teams up with Royal Treatment Fly shop offering spey casting classes on the Clackamas River not far from Portland, Oregon.  Classes are 3 hours teaching the science and art of delivering the fly with the spey rod.  Joel La Follette of Royal Treatment Fly shop offers a sound history of spey casting to get the class started as students prime for the class with a historical perspective rounded out with coffee and donuts.  Rob Crandall of Water Time Outfitters offers a guides perspective on spey casting and efficiently delivering the fly for more productivity on the water. 

Joel La Follette discusses fly lines

Spey casting on the Clackamas River

Join us monthly on the Clackamas River to learn or advance your spey casting skills and proficiency.  See more details at: www.watertimeoutfitters.com or call for the next available class 503-850-4397.

Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Workshops 2014

Want to learn how to catch winter steelhead on Oregon Rivers?  Water Time Outfitters offers a special workshop just for you!  These workshops are designed to get walk in fly anglers comfortable with a variety of spots and techniques that will put them into fish on the Oregon's best rivers.

Here is how it works. We start at the crack of 9:00 am at a designated location near the water with coffee and donuts. We’ll review maps that will give you at least a dozen productive steelhead runs that you can drive and walk to often these are spots we personally fish. With coffee in hand we’ll discuss the maps in detail.

Then when we’ve reached proper caffeine level we’ll grab a bunch of gear and head out to the water.   We will tour the river from the bank bound angler point of view showing you the sweet spots with public access.  On the water we will cover: fishing techniques, fishing strategy, fly selection and more. This is also time to talk about lines, rods and rigging. We’ll have plenty of spey rods and nearly 20 fly lines for you to try out and get a feel for different systems. We will have plenty of spey rods and switch rods for you to try out and different lines to try on your own rod. If you need some basic spey casting lessons there is usually a little time for that as well.  

If we actually catch a fish it will be by accident. The purpose of this workshop is to give you the tools you need to find, read, and properly fish good steelhead water the actual fishing will be secondary.

Around 1pm we’ll break for a hungry man’s lunch and then head on to some more spots with steelhead water you’ll want to drool on!

Steelhead Workshop Classes offered in 2014:

January 18th  -Clackamas & Eagle Creek meets at Royal Treatment Fly shop -instructor Rob   Crandall 

January 18th - North Coast Class- Trask, Wilson, Kilches meets in Tillamook, OR - instructor Gil Muhleman

February 22nd - Clackamas & Eagle Creek meets at Royal Treatment Fly shop- instructor Rob Crandall

March 22 - Clackamas & Eagle Creek meets at Royal Treatment Fly shop - instructor Rob Crandall

Workshop cost is $100 including meals and is limited to 8 anglers. Spots fill fast.
Call 503-704-6449 to reserve your spot.

Beginning Fly Fishing Class - July 27

Start your fly fishing right with good fundamentals and fun!  This introduction to fly fishing is a great course for the beginner, a gift, or fun for the whole family.  A professional guide of 20 years Gil Muhleman shares his love of fly fishing instructing this starter course.

This one day session starts in the classroom at Royal Treatment Fly Shop in West Linn.  After our introduction to fly fishing, knot tying, rigging and fish behavior we’ll head to our local water.     There we’ll cover beginning fly casting, fly fishing techniques and strategies for trout.  A get started class information packet is included.

This class covers:

•             Fly fishing terminology                                             

•             Fly fishing knots

•             Proper rigging

•             Equipment

•             Fly selection

•             Fly casting

•             Entomology

•             On Water instruction

Don’t let the mystery of fly fishing keep you from enjoying a great sport.  Let us help you untangle the myths of fly fishing and get started right. 

For this 8 hour course rods and reels are provided.  Bring your waders/boots, fishing license, and lunch. This special class is being held:  July 27th, 2013.

Class Fee:  Only $65.00

Class sizes are limited - please reserve your spot in advance.  Call Rob at 503-704-6449 or book your spot by calling Royal Treatment Fly shop at: 503-850-4397.  

See more about what we offer at:  www.watertimeoutfitters.com   

Winter Steelhead Boot Camp - Learn to Catch Steelhead

Brought to you by Water Time Outfitters is the "Boot Camp" of Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing. Get started fly fishing for winter steelhead with the right tools and instruction for success. Great for beginners or advanced anglers who want to fine-tune their skills; or the summer steelhead angler who wants to learn what winter fishing is all about. This course covers spey casting, specific approaches to fishing techniques, rigging, reading water, fly selection and much more!

This action packed special provides all your meals, lodging, equipment as needed, instruction and guided fishing. We'll have over 20 fly lines for you to fine tune your set-up or use ours. Waders and boots are available as well.

Our on river lodging gives us the prefect launching point for an itinerary packed with learning. Conveniently located right on the river we have the option of fishing five different rivers.

This action packed adventure is provided by Water Time Outfitter's full time guides Rob Crandall and Gil Muhleman, our years of instruction and guiding experience will be a breath of fresh air for those confused or intimidated by the complexities of fly fishing. We'll be eating, sleeping and breathing steelhead fly fishing giving you plenty of time to unravel the confusion and mystery of fly gear and techniques. Learn what the expression means when you hear "The Tug is the Drug" of steelhead fly fishing.

This boot camp timing is set for the peak of the winter run steelhead on the Oregon coast. Both wild and hatchery steelhead are available at this time of year. Learn what it takes to catch and land steelhead on the fly rod with this excellent class format.

Winter Steelhead Boot Camp 2013  cost is only $925

March 8,9,10

Space is very limited - reserve your spot now: 503-704-6449
www.watertimeoutfitters.com

Water Time Outfitters - Classes and Schools 2013

Water Time Outfitters offers some of the finest instruction in the business of fishing.  Come join us on our custom made classes, schools and workshops on Oregon's finest waters.  Call or email for more info.     503-704-6449  wto@ccgmail.com

Winter Steelhead Workshops- Perfect for the bank bound angler this class takes you to the river and shows you the best access points, fishing strategies, run timing, water levels, spey casting, fly selection a hot lunch and much more!   Classes on the Clackamas, Eagle Creek, Wilson, Trask, Kilches rivers.  Only $100.  Call or email for details. 

Spey Casting Classes- Learn the basics of the spey cast with Rob Crandall and the crew at Royal Treatment fly shop.  This class will get you started with good fundamentals so you can be a great caster.  Call the shop for the next class. $60 503-850-4397

Steelhead Boot Camp- Intense focus on the "why" of "what" we do to catch steelhead on a fly in the winter.  Come join us at the coastal river house and immerse yourself in steelhead fishing.  Includes: casting lessons, fishing approaches, fly selection, knots, guided fishing, all your meals, lodging and much more!  Limited space fills fast.  Call Rob for details:  503-704-6449

Salmon Fly Workshop- If you've experienced frustration with salmonfly hatch, can't seem to time it right or just learning this class is for you.  This one day seminar helps unravel the mystery of salmon fly secrets.  Learn fishing techniques, entomology, reading water and much more!  This class fills fast, call for details 503-704-6449. 

Beginning Fly Fishing - Get started right with good fundamentals and fun.  Fly fishing can be confusing, let us help.  We start with the basics and build from there.  We have rods or bring yours.  Held on the beautiful Deschutes River this class is a good start in fly fishing.  Call 503-704-6449 for details.

Lake Fly Fishing- Our private lakes setting couldn't be better to get you going fly fishing lakes.  Large hungry rainbows with good hatches make this the perfect setting for a lake fly fishing class.  We provide float tubes, BBQ lunch, rods/reels as needed and much more.  Come join the fun!  Call for dates 503-704-6449.

For more info contact Rob Crandall at 503-704-6449 or email wto@ccgmail.com 

Deschutes River Summer Steelhead Workshop

                      

This workshop is designed to get walk in fly anglers comfortable with a variety of spots and techniques that will put them into fish on the Deschutes River between Maupin and Max Canyon.

Here is how it works. We start at the crack of 9:00 am at the ranch house (located just 2 miles from Sherars Falls) with coffee and donuts. We’ll review maps that will give you at least 24 productive steelhead runs that you can drive and walk to often these are spots we personally fish. With coffee in hand we’ll discuss the maps in detail.

Then when we’ve reached proper caffeine level we’ll grab a bunch of gear and head out to fish a few spots. At this time we cover: fishing techniques, fishing strategy, fly selection and more. This is also time to talk about lines, rods and rigging. We’ll have plenty of spey rods and nearly 20 fly lines for you to try out and get a feel for different systems. We will have ½ dozen spey rods and switch rods for you to try out and different lines to try on your own rod. If you need some basic spey casting lessons there is usually time for that as well.

If we actually catch a fish it will be by accident. The purpose of this workshop is to give you the tools you need to find, read, and properly fish good steelhead water the actual fishing will be secondary.

Around 1pm we’ll break for a hungry man’s lunch and then head on to some more spots with steelhead water you’ll want to drool on!

Available Class Dates:  July 28

                                      August 18

                                      Sept 22

Workshop cost is $100 including lunch and is limited to 6 anglers. Call 503-704-6449 or email wto@ccgmail.com to reserve your spot.